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03/22/2005 |
Hort Program Helps Boost Awarness of Plants |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A horticulture program, first developed to simply spark interest in perennials, has now become a highly recognized resource for touting plant species in the green industry. |
Candace Pollock |
Steven Still |
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03/25/2005 |
Aquaculture Workshop All About Raising Shrimp |
PIKETON, Ohio — The ins and outs of raising freshwater shrimp in Ohio will be covered in an Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon workshop on March 28. |
Candace Pollock |
Laura Tiu |
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03/28/2005 |
Brazil Experiences with Rust Offer Insight for U.S. Growers |
WOOSTER, Ohio — First-hand observations of soybean rust in Brazilian soybean fields are telling Ohio State University plant pathologists one thing: that with diligent scouting, timing of fungicide applications and a blessing from Mother Nature, the disease is easily manageable. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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03/29/2005 |
Workshop About the Business of Hydroponics |
WALDO, Ohio — Creating and maintaining a hydroponic greenhouse business requires management savvy, a productive labor force and the assurance that consumers receive a safe product. |
Candace Pollock |
Mary Donnell |
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04/01/2005 |
Chow Line: 'Water weight' easy to lose at first (for 4/10/05) |
Whenever I make a concerted effort to watch my diet, I lose a lot of weight very quickly -- sometimes 5 to 7 pounds within the first week or two. But after that, it's much harder to lose weight. I've always heard that those first pounds are "water." Is that true?
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Martha Filipic |
Sharron Coplin |
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04/11/2005 |
Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias |
COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â Petunias with blooms of white, purple, pink, red and yellow populate greenhouses at Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC). Petunias are not uncommon, but what makes these so special is that they havenââ¬â¢t been in the public eye for nearly 40 years.
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Candace Pollock |
David Tay |
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04/11/2005 |
Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Petunias with blooms of white, purple, pink, red and yellow populate greenhouses at Ohio State University's Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC). Petunias are not uncommon, but what makes these so special is that they haven't been in the public eye for nearly 40 years.
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Candace Pollock |
David Tay |
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04/12/2005 |
Ornamental Weed Control Involves Application Strategy |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Effective weed control in the garden or landscape involves more than simply laying down mulch, applying herbicides, or using a combination of both methods. An Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science field mulch study found that the types of mulches or herbicides used, along with an application strategy are just as important. |
Candace Pollock |
Hannah Mathers |
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04/14/2005 |
Aphids and Rust on the Brain, But Don't Forget About Slugs |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Soybean rust and soybean aphids may keep growers preoccupied this growing season, but they shouldn't forget an equally problematic pest: slugs.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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04/14/2005 |
Ohio State Plant Trials Bring Out the Best in Annuals |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The green industry and the customers it serves are always on the hunt for the cutting-edge plant cultivars that excel in performance and require little maintenance. |
Candace Pollock |
Pam Bennett |
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04/19/2005 |
Labor Posters Required for Ag Businesses/Farmers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Farmers and farming operations are required to comply with regulations regarding labor posters if any employees are hired throughout the year, even if for only one hour. |
Candace Pollock |
Dee Jepsen |
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04/21/2005 |
Soybean Aphids Now Overwinter in Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio — The soybean aphid, a pest known to invade Ohio soybean fields each year from the north, has now been found to overwinter in the state. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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04/26/2005 |
Don't Wait to Control Marestail |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marestail (horseweed), a prevalent weed throughout Ohio crop fields, has reached its stage of development where herbicide treatments become less effective, especially in no-till fields.
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Candace Pollock |
Jeff Stachler |
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04/26/2005 |
Cold Snap Raises Concerns Over Corn Crop |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A recent late season cold snap with accompanying freezing rain and snow has Ohio corn growers questioning the fate of their newly planted crop. But Ohio State University agronomists say the crop is tougher than most would believe it to be.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps, Peter Thomison |
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04/29/2005 |
Nationwide Resources Aid in Soybean Rust Preparation |
WOOSTER, Ohio — U.S. soybean growers now have no excuse to be unprepared for soybean rust with the recent development of two extensive management resources: a soybean rust monitoring Web site and a soybean rust fungicide manual.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance, Don Hershman, Martin Draper |
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05/02/2005 |
Piketon Endeavor Center Now Open |
PIKETON, Ohio — Construction of a new Ohio State University business facility, designed to increase jobs and boost economic development throughout southern Ohio, is now complete and open for business. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Shepherd |
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05/02/2005 |
Sports/Plants Go Hand in Hand at Arboretum |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Athletics and horticulture share a long history at Ohio State University — well over 100 years — yet few may realize how closely the two are linked together. |
Candace Pollock |
Mary Maloney |
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05/04/2005 |
Corn Rebounding from Cool, Wet Weather |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Early planted corn throughout Ohio is beginning to germinate and, in some cases, is already emerging above-ground, signaling that the crop may have escaped serious disease problems potentially brought about by cold, wet conditions soon after planting.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/04/2005 |
No Worries About Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio — While corn growers continue to fret over potential disease issues with their crop, wheat growers are sitting pretty. |
Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/04/2005 |
Secrest Arboretum Crabapples Begin Best Bloom in Decades |
WOOSTER, Ohio A perfect storm of crabapple flowering will converge this weekend, May 7-8, in Wooster as the worlds greatest collection of crabapple trees reaches full bloom at Secrest Arboretum on the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC).
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jim Chatfield |
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05/05/2005 |
The Changing Face of Computers in Agriculture |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — More Ohio farmers are jumping on the technology bandwagon. Computer adoption is increasing, according to an Ohio State University Extension survey. But what is even more revealing is how the use of such technology is changing. |
Candace Pollock |
Marvin Batte |
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05/12/2005 |
Ohio State Receives $11.6 Million Third Frontier Award To Turn Crops Into Industrial Products |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has received an $11.6 million Third Frontier Project award to create the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC), which will develop chemical conversion technologies to generate industrial products such as lubricants and adhesives from raw materials grown in the state, including corn and soybeans.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Bobby Moser |
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05/27/2005 |
Career Choice of Researcher a Benefit to Millions |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rattan Lal's education in agriculture—soil science more specifically—was more about opportunity than design, but his years of research contributions have changed farming for millions worldwide.
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Candace Pollock |
Jerry Bigham, Rattan Lal |
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05/27/2005 |
Flowering Wheat Turns Attention to Head Scab |
WOOSTER, Ohio — As Ohio wheat enters the flowering stage - a critical time for potential head scab infection — growers are being encouraged to stay on top of the latest predictions from the Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Center.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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06/01/2005 |
Ohio Growers Replanting Corn |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sometimes the early bird doesn't get the worm.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps, Peter Thomison |
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06/01/2005 |
Ohio State Bestows First Woman Animal Sciences Honor |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University's Department of Animal Sciences has inducted the first woman into its Animal Sciences Hall of Fame.
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Candace Pollock |
James Kinder |
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06/02/2005 |
Learn to Identify Soybean Rust at Extension Field Day |
AMANDA, Ohio — Soybean rust looks so similar to Septoria brown spot (another soybean disease) in its early stages that it's not hard for growers to confuse the two. But an Ohio State University Extension field day will be held to help growers make the distinction. |
Candace Pollock |
Stan Smith |
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06/03/2005 |
Sentinel Plots to Aid in Soybean Rust Detection |
MT. GILEAD, Ohio — Soybeans in the unifoliate, or one leaf, stage of development peak through the soil on grower Tom Weiler's Mt. Gilead, Ohio, farm. Seeded on April 11, the beans are among the first planted in Ohio and for a specific purpose — to aid in the early detection of soybean rust, if it shows up.
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Candace Pollock |
Dennis Mills, Steve Ruhl |
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06/06/2005 |
Soybeans Off to a Slow Start |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's soybean crop, like corn, has gotten off to a slow start this growing season. |
Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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06/07/2005 |
Timing is Right for a Slug Fest |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Slugs are making a buffet out of slow developing corn and soybeans, and growers need to be scouting their fields now for potential treatment. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
